Some things about Ecuador

The Sun is incredibly strong. Check out the UV index, on Long Island we rarely hit 8 or 9 during the summer. 

At an altitude of 9000ft and pretty much on the equator the sun here in Quito is scorching (see my arm below- it looks much worse in real life). So after having one 3 hour class outside unannounced  I was toast- literally.

The mountains are surreal...

Ecuador exports all of it's coffee and leaves behind "Nescafe" aka no es cafe

But they keep some of the flowers so 25 roses cost 1$!!

Ecuadorian moms are a wee bit overbearing. "How are you? Did you sleep? What did you eat? What color are your socks? Did you make your bed? Wash your hands. Put on a sweater."

And Ecuadorian men can be very forward.

Luckily, I guess, I don't understand much so its very hard to be offended!